Bryan Weekly Eagle public notices and masthead fragment
Entered at Bryan Texas April 22 1912 as second class as a 6 1 MAG LEE J Rountree Managing Editor Associated Press exclusive rights reserved advertising representative Texas Daily League Dallas New York Chicago rates and a stray Cowper quote appear in this readable clipping fragment.
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Bryan
Texas
Lee J. Rountree
Associated Prese- Associated Prese Ie
al Weal News
Texas Daily League
Mercantile
Dallas
Madison Ave
New York
N. Y
Association
Chicago
Diiners
Cotton Prices Fall as Texas Farmers Brace for Hard Times
The cotton price decline continues with local Texas farmers blamed for the drop due to reduced effort. Analysts say the public and industry missteps contribute to the downward trend as prices slide amid economic pressure.
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Texas
Klan Rumors Persist In Indiana Political Coverage
Senator Mayfield’s name surfaces in the inquiry into Klan involvement in Indiana politics. Newspapers continue to spotlight Klan ties as a major news source, even as the organization wanes after World War II.
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Mayfield
Indiana
Night sermon condemns white guilt against Negroes at Navasota gathering
Witnesses testimony at the Presbyterian Brotherhood event in Navasota shows alleged white exploitation of Black people. The piece accuses Texas Highway Commission figures of a 1925 money drive, surpassing the gold rush in greed, asserting widespread corruption.
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Navasota
Presbyterian Brotherhood
United States
Texas Highway Commission
Republicans Split Over Free Trade Advisers View
Republican leaders voice concern at a report by European and American financiers urging free trade while arguing it should not apply to the United States. They challenge economic principles and contend tariffs and trade barriers never sustain lasting benefits. A nation prospers most under free trade, except in extreme emergencies, they say.
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United States
Boy Scout Work in Bryan Faces Future Challenge
Letter urges Bryan citizens to support Boy Scouts amid concerns over adult interest and leadership. Authors warn that without local involvement, Scout work may fade, stressing the program’s aim to instill citizenship and unselfish leadership as valuable community assets.
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Bryan
Boy Scout Movement
Brazos County Farmer Seeks Relief From Price Pressures
A Brazos County Texas farmer hopes for price relief to fund long planned improvements. He avoids bank loans and selling cotton to settle old store accounts, choosing to endure current financial strain with his family.
Millican Farmer Runs Diversified Balanced Farm
The article spotlights J. D. Steel of Millican in Brazos County as a real farmer whose balanced farm meets family needs first. He diversifies production rather than selling everything, asking what it would cost him to replace items, proving diversification as safe and profitable for the farm business.
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J. D. Steel
Millican
Brazos County
Bryan Stages Comeback and Wins 6 to 0
Bryan high school overcame a slow first half to defeat Cameron on Cameron’s field 6 to 0. Mike Barron, hampered by injury, returned in the third quarter to power Bryan with several long gains, while Reed McDonald contributed, and Louie Beard left with a dislocated hip. The Bryan lineup included Trant, Beard, Boriskie, Griffin, Andrews, E Smith, Cobb, Dansby, Griffith, Palermo, and Cummings.
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Bryan High School
Toe High
Cameron
Bryan
Ryan
Clyde Braden
Barron
Mike Barron
Houston
Reed McDonald
Louie Beard
Curtis Cobb
Cobb
Randolph
Braden
Cummings
Captain Trant
Beard
Boriskie
Griffin
Andrews
E. Smith
Dansby
Griffith
Palermo
Adrien Denies Text Book Affair In Texas Hearing
Frank R. Adrien, Dallas manager for American Book Company, testified before an Investigating committee in Austin on October 26 denying knowledge of Text Book Commission names before Governor Miriam Ferguson announced them. He could not explain a telegram from his company referring to nominations prior to the announcements.
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Associated Press
Austin
Frank R. Adrien
Dallas
American Book Company
New York
Text Book Commission
Miriam O.A. Ferguson
Adrien
Alabama Cotton To Be Withheld From Market
At a Birmingham conference, 300000 bales of Alabama cotton will be withheld for eighteen months. A finance corporation with $1,000,000 capital will borrow $10,000,000 from the federal farm loan board to support the plan as part of a broader initiative to withhold up to 4,000,000 bales.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
Eugene Myers
Coolidge
Finance Corporation
Intermediate Credit Bank
Federal Farm Loan Board
Federal Committee
Alvord Urges Pyrotol Use for Land Clearing
Texas farmers are told by Charles H. Alvord to order pyrotol, the surplus war explosive, via the Extension Service at A&M College. Pyrotol ships from Barksdale Wisconsin in car load lots only and costs about 11 1 2c per pound delivered to Texas points.
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The
Eagle
College Station
Texas
Charles H. Alvord
Extension Service
A. and M. College of Texas
Barksdale
Wisconsin
Proto
Bankers Exchange
Texas Common
Commerce Body Honors Late J. M. Gordon
At a Chamber of Commerce meeting, J. Webb Howell led a moment of silence for director Jack M. Gordon who died tragically. A resolutions committee was appointed by President Mrs. Lee J. Rountree, with members including F. L. Henderson, M. L. Parker, and others.
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J. Webb Howell
Chamber of Commerce
Jack M. Gordon
Lee J. Rountree
F. L. Henderson
M. L. Parker
W. H. Cole
Ike Ashburn
Dean F. C. Bolton
Eugene Edge
H. O. Ferguson
W. F. Gelber
Tyler Haswell
E. J. Jenkins
L. L. McInnis
J. Bryan Miller
Lee J. Rountres
M. F. Vitopil
Joe Burkett Calls House Unfair in Speech
Former highway commissioner Joe Burkett criticizes House actions as unfair, voicing displeasure with recent events and their treatment of his concerns. Burkett accuses lawmakers of bias and mishandling of responsibilities.
One-Sided View by Burkett on Austin Investigation
San Antonio, Oct. 26. Joe Burkett, former Highway Commissioner, says the Austin inquiry is unfair and unjust and that investigators hear only one side. He denies charges by A. Wells and A. Wharton that he claimed Jim Ferguson was a lawyer and favored $1,000 and $2,000 fees.
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Associated Press
San Antonio
Joe Burkett
Austin
A. Wells
A. Wharton
Burkett
Jim Ferguson
Negro Boy Sent To Reformatory For Auto Theft
Lee Sr. Hall aged 13 colored has been sent to the State Reformatory School at Gatesville for one year on a charge of stealing four automobiles. Evidence in the case was handled by Judge W. C. Davis according to County Attorney Oak McKenzie.
Rev Moore Named Pastor of Bryan Free Baptist Church
Rev Milo Moore is the pastor elect for the Bryan Free Baptist Church to succeed Rev C B Thompson who will enter evangelistic work November 1. Both Rev Moore and his wife are natives of the state.
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Milo Moore
Bryan Free Baptist Church
C. B. Thompson
Rev. Moore
Thli
Rev Moore to Lead New Parish After Topeka Pastorate
Rev Moore, noted for extensive church work in New York and Kansas, arrives in Bryan after three years as pastor at Seward Avenue Church in Topeka. He and Mrs Moore travel from Illinois by auto. Rev J J Tatum reports the couple in Oklahoma en route to Bryan expected midweek.
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Nois
New York
Kansas
Moore
Our City
Seward Avenue
Topeka
Assumption
Iil
Ilinois
Smetana Club Hosts Busy Thursday Meeting
Smetana boys and girls club discussed projects and finances. James Seigert reported about seventy bushels of corn on his club acre and members eyed a poultry show with a $10 prize. Secretary Mary Merka noted $57.50 in funds and urged buying books. others favored a radio for the library. Abbie Sevier will visit October 25 to aid the girls.
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Smetana Boys’ and Girls
James Seigert
Benson
D. H. Reid
Mary Merka
Abbie Sevier
Smetana
A M Sells Guernsey Cow for 3000 at College Station
College Station October 22 Special to The Eagle. George P. Grout head of the Dairy Husbandry Department at A and M College Texas sold Moonlight's Coronet of Jean Du Luth 128991 a Guernsey cow bred and owned by Grout to John S. Ames of Longwater Farms North Easton Massachusetts for 3000. The sale was arranged through Drew Tenbroeck of Chicago Guernsey Farms.
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College Station
George P. Grout
A. and M. College of Texas
Moonlight
Jean du Luth
John S. Ames
Longwater Farms
North Easton
Mass
Drew Tenbroeck
Chicago
Guernsey Farms
J. D
Professor Grout
Harvey school principal Chester Jones visits Bryan
Chester Jones principal of the Harvey school was in Bryan Saturday. A. B. McSwain and J. H. Dowling of Wellborn were Bryan visitors Saturday. Uncle Dave Thompson of Steep Hollow was in Bryan Saturday.
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Chester Jones
Harvey School
Bryan
A. B. McSwain
J. H. Dowling
Wellborn
Dave" Thompson
Steep Hollow
Too Much Advice May Be Unnecessary to Reduce Acreage
Governor Ferguson said Texas farmers do not need a proclamation to reduce cotton acreage. He noted advice is from inexperienced or hastily acting sources and that conditions could change before planting time, possibly making any proclamation unnecessary.
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Austin
Ferguson
Texas
Gas Showed At 2700 Feet In Vick No.1 Well
In Bryan a gas showing was struck at 2700 feet in the Vick No 1 well drilled by Julius Germany of Dallas. He hurried to the site after being alerted and a core was taken as drilling continued. Many predict the next day will determine if Bryan has an oil well.
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Bryan
Vick No. 1
Julius Germany
Dallas
Germany
Brazos County War Hero Returns Home
Louie H. Kirby, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. N. Kirby from near Benchley, Texas, has returned from the U. S. Veterans Bureau Hospital in Denver, Colorado. His health remains poor and he has limited mobility after serving in World War I with the A. E. F. gas exposure affecting his health since discharge.
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Louie H. Kirby
T. N. Kirby
Benchley
Texas
U. S. Veterans Bureau Hospital
Denver
Colorado
Kirby
Lonnie H. Kirby
Brazos County
Towns May Borrow Biography Books of Notable Persons
The Texas State Library in Austin offers about 500 biographies for rural and small town residents to borrow by paying only transportation and postage. A mimeographed list titled Some Notable Men and Women lists subjects, authors, and dates to show which bios are circulable, aiming to inform readers what titles are available.
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State Library
Austin
Mies Octavia F. Rogan
Texas State Library
Texas
Local notes from MiLlican and Wellborn area
H B Crawford improves at home after illness as friends welcome his recovery. Mrs Emma Bradley and Mrs Maggie Stansland have been on sick lists. Parish activity includes Baptist Association attendance at Wellborn and Mission services at M E Church led by visiting singers. Erin Simpson serves on San Marcos dorm Honor Council. Jury duty and witnesses from the town reported in Bryan. Reverend Windsor fills weekend appointments.
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Millican
H. B. Crawford
Emma Bradley
Maggie Stansland
Wellborn
Bradley
J. Walter Smith
Chas. Jackson
Alma Williams
Arch Smith
James Sawyer
Baptist Association
Erin Simpson
San Marcos
Bryan
M. E
The
Baptist Church
Rev
Windsor
Funeral Services Held At San Angelo For Jack M Gordon
Funeral services were held for J M Gordon of Bryan in San Angelo after his death in a Friday evening car collision with a Bryan College Interurban on College Boulevard. The body was sent to San Angelo by special train and burial occurred at Fairmont cemetery as autumn flowers covered the mound. Mrs Gordon and daughter Ruth accompanied the body, with many relatives and friends attending from Houston McKinney Navasota and nearby towns.
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J. M. Gordon
Bryan
Fairmont
San Angelo
Gordon
Bryan College Interurban
College Boulevard
Missouri Pacific
Ruth
J. Willis Johnson
S. Moylan Bird
Saint Andrew’s Episcopal Church of
Chas. F. Hillier
Allen Carr
R. B. Ehlinger
Columbus Seale
F. C. Oliver
M. L. Parker
George G. Chance
John Collins
W. H. Oliver
W. S. McCulloch
R. B. Grant
H. A. Saunders
Jess Conlee
Frank Patranello
John O’connor
F. L. Henderson
L. E. Dowd
H. H. Young
T. K. Lawrence
Mills P. Walker
P. S. Tilson
S. J. Bain
Houston
F. D. Perkins
McKinney
John D. Rodgers
Navasota
Bryan Baptists Assist Kurten B Y P U Program
A Bryan Union group members joined Kurten B Y P U during a Sunday program. Participants included Pat Newton Miss Louise Pipkin Miss Evelyn Cochran Mr and Mrs Paul Stevens Mrs Sam M Hunter Mr and Mrs Henry Wheeless Rev B Browles Miss Jewell and Lelia Fay Mathis Raymond Mathis Cadet Cochran William Minkert Jessie Deason Lula Lee Busting Joe Jeff Dan forth and Mrs J J Pipkin.
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First Baptist Church
Kurten
Kurten B. Y. P. U
Bryan Union
Pat Newton
Louise Pipkin
Evelyn Cochran
Paul Stevens
Sam M. Hunter
Henry Wheeless
Rev
B. Browles
Jewell
Lelia Fay Mathis
Raymond Mathis
Cadet Cochran
William Minkert
Jessie Deason
Lula Lee
Joe Jeff Danforth
J. J. Pipkin
Cotton in Bryan warehouses total 15 923 bales
Cotton weighed in Bryan warehouses up to Saturday night totals 15 923 square bales. Farmers Union records 8 460 bales, Eden's totals 1 476 round bales and 25 square bales, and Lowtones 6 650 bales.
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Bryan
Farmers Union
Eden
Felker Granted Pardon by Governor Ferguson Today
Charles A. Felker receives gubernatorial pardon at 3 o clock from Governor Miriam A. Ferguson. Felker had been sentenced in Brazos county in February for misappropriation of public funds from Texas A. & M. College.
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Associated Press
Austin
Charles A. Felker
Miriam A. Ferguson
Felker
Brazos County
A. & M. College
Webb Howell Back From Oil Mill Meet
J Webb Howell reports a Texas Cotton Seed Crushers Association meeting in Dallas. Mills agreed to pay to the Extension of Publicity Department for each ton of seed crushed to advertise cotton seed meal. The group urged farmers to hold seed off the market and to use cotton seed meal for feed and fertilizer. They asked ship boards to send ships to Houston and Galveston to export cotton seed to Europe, as export markets are light with boats booked until January. Housewives were urged to use the best shortening made from cotton seed oil.
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J. Webb Howell
Texas Cotton Seed Crushers’ Association
Dallas
A. Ward
Bryan
United States Shipping Boards
Houston
Galveston
Europe
Harvey M Sinneuneeaal Saturday Event
The fragment mentions Harvey and a Saturday occurrence titled pnorm of Harvey. No additional context or outcome is provided.
Largest U.S. cotton crop forecast by USDA
The Department of Agriculture projected the 194? cotton harvest at 17.5 million bales of 500 pounds each, 827000 bales more than October. Texas is seen yielding 5.4 million bales with ginnings at 2,833,331. total October 18 ginnings 8,722,066. New Orleans futures rose modestly, with December down 25 points and other months easing.
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Associated Press
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
New Orleans
Wipprecht Returns From West With Jersey Bull
Carl Wipprecht arrived in Brazos county from Salem Oregon with a Jersey bull named St. Mawes Lads Emperor to improve his herd. He attended Elks district deputy meeting in Philadelphia and reported on Sesqui Centennial and Dairy Show in Detroit. He claimed the Sesqui opened early and failed but praised its current maturing display.
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Carl Wipprecht
Salem
Oregon
St. Mawes Lads Emperor
Brazos County
Wipprecht
Bryan
The
Elks Order
Philadelphia
United States
Mr. Wipprecht
South Texas
Nacogdoches
Lufkin
Galveston
Houston
Beaumont
Port Arthur
Orange
Cardinal Daugherty
Detroit
Michigan
California
Sacramento
Lassen
County Club Work Prize A Jersey Heifer Offered
County Agent L Beason announced at Smetana on Thursday night October 21 that a registered Jersey heifer valued at 100 dollars would be the prize for club work. The heifer descends from Pretty Naomi and is sired by a fine bull owned by Carl Wipprecht. The dam is a Caldwell herd four gallon cow and will reward the club boys and girls for their best efforts. County clubs will be asked to help design the contest plan. Watch the Eagle for further announcement.
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Smetana
L. Beason
Naomi
Carl Wipprecht
Caldwell
October rainfall totals from U S gauge reach 7.78 inches
The U S standard gauge at Eagle Printing Company records 0.28 inch of rain from Saturday noon to Sunday 8 am, bringing October’s month total to 7.78 inches.
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U. S
Eagle Printing Company
Reading
Cahill of Smetana Grows Fine Sweet Potatoes And Corn
J M Cahill of Smetana displayed large sweet potatoes with one vine bearing six tubers and sizes from six to sixteen inches around. He also showed Bloody Butcher red corn with four ears per stalk, and estimates 100 bushels per acre of sweet potatoes from one plot. He diversifies with 35 acres cotton and many fruit trees, blackberries, cane syrup, garden, livestock, and plans to reduce cotton next year.
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J. M. Cahill
Smetana
Eagle Office
Cahill
Mr. Cahill
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Miss Ino
Rome
John Ruskin
John Selden
BOY Scout
Cameron HI School
Frank Adrien
Alvord
Commerce Body
House
Jim
Free Baptists
Smetana Club
East
Mrs. Ferguson
Vick No.1
Jack M.gordon
Bryan Baptists
Chas. A. Felker
Harvey
U.S. Agriculture
Bryan Cotton Oil & FertIlizer CO. A.hqme Institution
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